Billie Sol Estes sits at right as television cameras

Billie Sol Estes sits at right as television cameras record the proceedings of his 1962 trial. On June 7, 1965, the Supreme Court reversed Estes conviction because parts of his state trial were televised. The court divided 5-4 on the question of reversal. Photo shows Texas financier Billy Sol Estes (foreground) sitting in court during his 1962 trial for fraud on Sept. 24, 1962. He later argued that camera coverage of the trial deprived him of due process. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed, and overturned the conviction. - (CSU_2015_5_58)

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